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WASHINGTON (AP)–Sagging approval ratings brought Democrats and Republicans together Thursday, as the Senate passed a bill to explicitly prevent members of Congress, their top aides and administration officials from using non-public information for insider trading. New disclosure requirements will require public reports online within 30 days of buying and selling stock.
The 96-3 vote sent the bill to the House, where Majority Leader Eric Cantor said the legislation would be considered next week.
Senate passes insider trading ban
This bill passed waaaaay to easily, which tells me that they're just going to ignore the hell out of it.
This is the biggest joke of a bill since they passed the bill that mandated that cell phone chargers all have the same style of plug.